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McNaney says the initial list of countries announced Friday will expand over time as the public health situation improves.
He says it is time for the federal government to work with the industry in Canada to develop a similar plan.
Travel restrictions introduced through the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic have been catastrophic for the airline sector, as passenger numbers and profits plummeted and tens of thousands of workers lost their jobs.
“In the midst of the pandemic in February, the British government recognized the critical need to plan for the eventual safe reopening of international travel, and began working with its aviation sector to develop a restart process,” McNaney said Friday in a release.
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A plane is silhouetted as it takes off from Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Monday, May 13, 2019. An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom s lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada s airline sector.
Image Credit: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward May 08, 2021 - 4:31 PM OTTAWA - An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom s lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada s airline sector. Mike McNaney, president and chief executive officer of the National Airlines Council of Canada, says the U.K. has announced that starting May 17 it will allow travel to and from a select list of countries.
Airline industry group wants Ottawa to follow U.K. s lead, help bring in restart plan
by The Canadian Press
Last Updated May 7, 2021 at 9:58 pm EDT
OTTAWA An industry group is calling on Ottawa to follow the United Kingdom’s lead and help bring in a restart plan for Canada’s airline sector.
Mike McNaney, president and chief executive officer of the National Airlines Council of Canada, says the U.K. has announced that starting May 17 it will allow travel to and from a select list of countries.
He says travellers from those destinations will not need to quarantine upon entering the U.K.